For the price the shoe cabinet is a solid purchase. We got tired of shoes all bein' up in our entryway every which way like they owned the place. The shoe cabinet took care of that issue with a place for the shoes to go after a rough day of walkin' and stompin'. The color matches the photos and the so-called them gives the shoes fresh air so that you don't get a whiff of stank when you open the door. It also helps that we put an air freshener on the bottom shelf and stuff our shoes with pre-read newspaper to absorb excess moisture. I took on assembling the shelf solo and completed it over an evening with no issues -- though the crumbly styrofoam made the living room look like Boston in mid-January. It's made of manufactured wood so I don't expect it to last more than a handful of years, especially if one must pick it up and move, but that's cool because at this price nobody should ask for anything more.